Sep 1, 2010 Posted by Lina

Road Trip to ECHO Farms

About a week ago, Denis, my new BFF, and I drove to Fort Myers to ECHO Farms to check out their edible plants and trees and see what we could get. After a quick stop in Naples for lunch, we headed north on I-75 to Bayshore Rd and arrived at the farm. ECHO stands for Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization, they are a non-profit organization that educates and trains people that work or volunteer around... read more

Aug 30, 2010 Posted by Lina

What Kind of Issues Can a Juice Fast bring?

Denis and I had wanted to do a green juice fast for the longest time. We do a monthly liquid fast during the full moon and it feels great. So we wanted to know what it was like to just do a green juice fast. We decided this full moon was good time to do it and planned to get all our juices from Josh’s Organic Garden. We started on Monday and finished it on Saturday. Initially we wanted to do seven... read more

Aug 27, 2010 Posted by Lina

30 Coconuts a Week

About 4 weeks ago, Denis bought 30 coconuts and we had a feast! From drinking the water to making creams, salad dressings, smoothies, soups, etc. The following week he bought 20 coconuts, and the week after that 15 coconuts. By the end of the third week I couldn’t come up with any more coconut dishes, and Denis had made coconut cream and stored it in the refrigerator. I didn’t want to waste... read more

Aug 25, 2010 Posted by Lina

5 Kale Salad Dressings

I don’t know about you guys, but I love eating greens. However when it comes to kale, it’s a little bit difficult to just pop in my mouth and chew it without anything on it. One Sunday, I was being lazy and enjoying my day at the beach when I got a call that there was no green left at Josh’s market. So Denis and I ran to the market but it was true, no lettuce was left! There was only two... read more

May 27, 2010 Posted by Lina

RAW FAQs

I’ve summarized the questions I get all the time from family, friends, strangers on the beach, at work, in a plane, etc. What do you eat normally on a daily basis? For breakfast I eat one of these: fruit smoothie, green smoothie, fruit, oatmeal, ALT (Avocado, Lettuce, Tomato) salad, or a green juice. For lunch it depends, weekdays a salad because is the easiest to take to work than some fancy raw... read more